Some people start their stored procedures with sp. That's a no no. SQL Server looks for "sp_" when looking for certain objects. To avoid name collisions, begin your stored procedures with "usp_".
Stored procedures are named according to their function in the pipeline.
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Process Step
Naming Convention
Naming Model
Example
Pull Data
Name should start with the word pull and match the staging table the proc dumps to.
usp_Pull[DescriptionOfData]
usp_PullCustomerData
Clean Data
Name should start with the word clean and match the staging table the proc dumps to.
usp_Clean[DescriptionOfData]
usp_CleanCustomerData
Process MDM
Name should start with the word process and MDM and the dimension name it works on.
usp_ProcessMDM[DimensionName]
usp_ProcessMDMDimCustomer
Process Dimensions
Name should start with the word process and the dimension name it works on.
usp_Process[DimensionName]
usp_ProcessDimCustomer
Process Facts
Name should start with the word process and match the table name it works on.
usp_Process[FactTableName]
usp_ProcessFactCustomer
Finalize And Audit
Name should be descriptive.
usp_[DescribeProcess]
usp_MarkRecordsAsProcessed
Populate Reporting Tables
Name should start with the word load and end with the word table and should have the table name that it loads.
usp_Load[TableName]Table
usp_LoadCustomerReportTable
Monitoring
Name should describe the process.
usp_[DescribeProcess]
usp_DisplayTablesNotLoading
